GERMAN HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL

Hydrogen is nothing new - it was first identified as an element in the 18th century and has been an important ingredient in the chemical industry for 100 years. Nowadays hydrogen's potential role as an energy carrier is increasingly the focus, especially in an energy economy underpinned by renewable primary energies. Hydrogen is essential in this context, because it enables the storage and delivery of the primary energy... Using a fuel cell is the optimum way to regain the energy stored in hydrogen. It converts the chemical energy directly to electrical energy and heat in an electrochemical process. By avoiding the intermediate conversion stages (heat for driving a steam turbine and electrical generator) and the thermodynamic limitations that apply to heat engines (Carnot efficiency ceiling) a fuel cell is spectacularly efficient. Fuel cells with thermal cogeneration units achieve efficiency levels of over 80 % by also generating electricity from the heat produced. This is about..

Also known as: German Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association

Primary location: Berlin